B.—No. Id,

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IV.—E STI MATES FOR THE

CLASS IV.—POSTAL SERVICES— continued,

tem. 1808-9. Provincial Charges— continued. Marlb o r ou gh— continued. £ s. d. 5 6 Chief Office —continued. Conveyance of Mails Contingencies (h) 800 100 0 0 0 0 (h) £373 2s. contracted for. Total —Vote 20 —Marlborough 1,528 0 Canterbury. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster 9 Clerks, 1 at £240, 1 at £165, 1 at £150, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, 1 at £125, 2 at £120, 1 at £115 4 Letter Carriers, 1 at £130, 1 at £115, 1 at £110, 1 at £80 ... Messenger Lyttelton — Postmaster 1 Clerk, at £130 Letter Carrier Timaru —- Postmaster Clerk Kaiapoi — Postmaster Letter Carrier 55 Country Postmasters — 1 at £50, 1 at £40, 1 at £25, 4 at £20, 8 at £15, 2 at £12, 15 at £10, 23 at £5 500 1.305 435 100 250 130 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 105 100 0 0 0 0 10 11 12 100 50 0 0 0 0 13 14 15 Conveyance of Mails Eent of Offices Contingencies (i) £4,775 19s. 6d. contracted for. Total —Vote 21—Canterbury 0) 604 6,000 388 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,787 0 0 Westland. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Postmaster, Hokitika 3 Clerks, 1 at £190, 1 at £180, 1 at £105 2 Letter Carriers, at £120 Gold Fields allowance, 20 per cent. Postmaster, Greymouth 2 Clerks, 1 at £185, 1 at £170 Messen ger and Letter Carrier Gold Fields allowance, 20 per cent. Country Postmasters—1 at £25, 3 at £20, 1 at £15, 6 at £10 Conveyance of Mails Contingencies Additional Posts 300 0 0 535 0 0 240 0 0 215 0 0 250 0 0 355 0 0 85 0 0 138 0 0 160 0 0 3,-100 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 Total—Vote 22—Westland 0,178 0 0 Otago. 1 3 4 5 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster 12 Clerks, 1 at £300, 1 at £225, 1 at £200, 2 at £180, 2 at £160, 1 at £155, 3 at £150, 1 at £45 4 Letter Carriers at £130 each Messenger 7 Postmasters, at Clyde £200, at Lawrence £200, at Oamaru £225, at Port Chalmers £200, at Tokomairiro £200, at Waikouaiti £100, at Queenstown £175 74 Country Postmasters — 1 at £40, 2 at £30,1 at £25, 10 at £20. 3 at £15, 4 at £12,36 at £10, 5 at £6, 12 at £5 500 2,055 520 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,300 0 0 868 0 0